Mar 28
While the erosion control and soil health benefits associated with cover crops and limited tillage have piqued farmers’ interest, the management shifts they require can be daunting. Justin Krell, area agronomy manager with LG Seeds, shares four steps for successfully planting into conservation systems. #1. Tune up the planterKrell reminds farmers planting into conservation systems …
Mar 28
By Trisha Gedon While Jack may have gotten lucky with the magic beanstalk beans he received when he traded his cow, gardeners may not be so lucky when purchasing seeds for their gardens. Casey Hentges, host of Oklahoma State University Agriculture’s television program “Oklahoma Gardening,” has a word of caution for gardeners purchasing seeds this …
Mar 28
The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) today announced that beginning in April it will provide approximately $123 million in additional, automatic financial assistance for qualifying farm loan program borrowers who are facing financial risk, as part of the $3.1 billion to help distressed farm loan borrowers that was provided through Section 22006 of the Inflation …
Mar 28
Congressman Frank Lucas (OK-03) today announced an addition to his District Office staff following the hiring of Wesley Javorsky as a Field Representative. Wesley, a native of Corn, Oklahoma, graduated from Southwestern Oklahoma State University in 2019 and has spent the previous seven years working in banking and insurance in Weatherford, Oklahoma. Wesley will serve …
Mar 28
Instability at some high-profile financial institutions is on growers’ minds. Should we be worried? The Silicon Valley Bank collapse, and the sudden perception that there’s instability in the banking system, has a lot of us thinking back to 2008 and the financial crisis that spurred the Great Recession. And, whether it’s the war in Ukraine, …
Mar 28
Wisconsin-based Filament agricultural public relations and marketing communications agency will sponsor the first 50 students who apply for 2023 membership in the Agricultural Communicators Network. The Agricultural Communicators Network (ACN, formerly AAEA) announces students interested in agricultural communications may now become members for free thanks to the Wisconsin-based Filament agricultural public relations and marketing communications …
Mar 28
Members of the Oklahoma State Senate voted on and approved two proposals today that would represent an historic investment that includes pay raises, school choice measures and local control. Two bills totaling approximately $630 million were approved, sending the measures to the Senate floor. The full Senate is expected to vote on the bills Thursday. …
Mar 28
RON’s Dave Lanning has a pre-opening look at today’s agricultural Markets. Click the audio tab below for today’s report.
